Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

1869/1870 novel by Jules Verne
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Alphonse de Neuville / Édouard Riou · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Summary

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,322 views/month, #209 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea authored Jules Verne[3].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's illustrator is recorded as Alphonse de Neuville[6].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's illustrator is recorded as Édouard Riou[7].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's illustrator is recorded as Henri Théophile Hildibrand[8].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was published by Hetzel éds[9].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's genre is science fiction[10].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's genre is nautical fiction[11].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's genre is scientific romance[12].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's genre is travel literature[13].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's genre is adventure fiction[14].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's genre is merveilleux scientifique[15].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea followed In Search of the Castaways[16].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was followed by The Mysterious Island[17].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was followed by Around the Moon[18].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's part of the series is recorded as Voyages Extraordinaires[19].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's part of the series is recorded as Captain Nemo trilogy[20].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's Commons category is recorded as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas[21].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's language of work or name is recorded as French[22].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's country of origin is recorded as France[23].
  • 1869 marks the founding of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea[24].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was released on March 20, 1869[25].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's characters is recorded as Captain Nemo[26].
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's characters is recorded as Pierre Aronnax[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7dafa7b9-b97e-41d2-9c53-ec992227f163[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea authored Jules Verne[3]. It was published by Hetzel éds[9].

Publication

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was released on March 20, 1869[25]. Its language of work or name is recorded as French[22]. Genres include science fiction[10], nautical fiction[11], scientific romance[12], travel literature[13], adventure fiction[14], and merveilleux scientifique[15]. Series this is part of include Voyages Extraordinaires[19] and Captain Nemo trilogy[20].

Subject and Themes

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea's main subject is sea[30]. Series this is part of include Voyages Extraordinaires[19] and Captain Nemo trilogy[20].

Reception

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea followed In Search of the Castaways[16]. Successors include The Mysterious Island[17] and Around the Moon[18].

Why It Matters

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ranks in the top 0.73% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,322 views/month, #209 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

It has been cited as an influence by Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water[33], an anime television series[34], directed by Hideaki Anno[35].

FAQs

What awards did Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Who did Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea influence?

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea has been cited as an influence by Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . catalogue.bnf.fr. catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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